The legislative session that began this week poses a significant test of the most closely watched collaboration in state and city politics.

Gov. Kathy Hochul has built up an energy pitch that's frequently at odds with the desires of fellow Democrats.

Gov. Kathy Hochul and Democratic New York lawmakers haven’t extended President Trump’s “no tax on tips” policy to state income taxes — hitting bartenders and restaurant workers in the pocketbook all while preaching affordability. The inaction galled Rion Gallagher, 30, a bartender at The Blasket, an Irish pub in Midtown, on Friday.

Despite the event’s upbeat focus on the 11 percent reduction in traffic and upwards of half-a-billion dollars in new revenue, lurking behind the smiles was a more contentious issue that

The Democratic governor is navigating a political world dominated by Trump and Mamdani as she runs for reelection.